Chapter 766: The Battle of the Spirit Ranking

Hearing Huang Xue's inquiry, Lu Yunqing frowned.

Although this matter had not yet spread, it was not exactly a secret; as long as someone with intent wanted to investigate, they could easily find out, so she had no intention of concealing it at all and nodded faintly.

"I am already aware of this matter. I still have things to attend to; if Junior Sister has no other business, I shall take my leave first."

After learning the news of Wang Daniu's death, her mood was extremely low, and she had no time to chat with this Huang Xue.

Having said that, without waiting for Huang Xue's response, she lifted her feet and walked down the mountain, leaving Huang Xue standing there.

Huang Xue could no longer care about Lu Yunqing's attitude toward her; after receiving Lu Yunqing's reply, she was completely stunned.

The anger in her heart churned incessantly.

That Wang Daniu who had stirred up trouble in the Alchemy Emperor Secret Realm was actually the same person as the servant Wang Daniu belonging to Zhou Qingyu.

In other words...

The person who had attacked her back then was, in all likelihood, Wang Daniu.

As for Ximen Qi, he was merely a poor wretch that Wang Daniu had deliberately framed to shift the blame.

Thinking of this, Huang Xue became even more furious.

That bastard!

Not only did he play her, he even played her!!!

Twenty days later.

Wang Jianqiang's face was pale as he walked into the hall with a staggering gait.

Supporting himself on a chair, he sat down slowly, leaned back against the chair's backrest, and let out a long sigh of relief.

He turned his head to look into the partially hidden room, feeling the nearly exhausted Spiritual Power within his body, and felt a lingering fear.

His dignity as a Senior Brother had almost been swept into the dust.

Life Intent is truly worthy of being a rare Artistic Conception.

Fortunately.

Although the Dangkong Artistic Conception was incomplete, its power was still not to be underestimated, and with the addition of a Supernatural Ability, he was ultimately slightly superior.

However, the relief in his heart did not last long.

Not long after.

When he saw Mu Lingxi walking out of the room yawning as if nothing had happened, looking as though she had completely recovered.

Looking at himself, who had only recovered about seventy percent, he could not help but be speechless.

She was fine after just one sleep?

And her recovery speed was even faster than his after taking a Perfect Pill!

Is the restorative effect of this Life Intent a bit too astonishing?

"Senior Brother."

Seeing Wang Jianqiang sitting in the hall, a mischievous smile appeared on Mu Lingxi's beautiful face, and she sat directly in his lap.

Wang Jianqiang gasped.

He raised his hand to take out a blanket and draped it over her, saying with a face full of concern, "Lingxi, be careful, don't catch a cold."

Mu Lingxi curled her lips in disdain, "Senior Brother, you aren't very capable either."

Wang Jianqiang's expression stalled, "What nonsense are you spouting? Senior Brother has serious business to discuss with you."

Mu Lingxi was startled, "What business?"

Wang Jianqiang pondered for a moment, "Previously, in order to obtain detailed intelligence on Wan Guiyuan and Lu Xiu, didn't we borrow some memories from a Beast Taming Sect Disciple?"

"In his memories, besides obtaining relevant information about Wan Guiyuan and Lu Xiu, I also learned of a major event."

"What major event?"

Mu Lingxi's expression immediately became serious.

Wang Jianqiang took a deep breath and said with a grave expression, "The Spirit Ranking Battle is about to begin."

"What is the Spirit Ranking Battle?" A trace of confusion appeared on Mu Lingxi's face.

Wang Jianqiang pondered for a moment and explained, "The so-called Spirit Ranking Battle is actually a battle of geniuses that affects the entire Youzhou. At that time, the strongest batch of geniuses in Youzhou below the Spirit Transformation Stage will all gather together to compete on the same field."

"It is rumored that there are four Earth Veins in Youzhou. Where the four Earth Veins intersect, the power of the Earth Veins materializes and condenses into a giant stele, known as the Earth Vein Stele."

"The interior of the Earth Vein Stele forms a world of its own; the place where the Spirit Ranking Battle is held is the inner world of the Earth Vein Stele."

Upon hearing this, Mu Lingxi's heart stirred.

Humans have meridians, while the heavens and earth are pregnant with Earth Veins.

Within meridians flows the Spiritual Power of a Cultivator, while within Earth Veins flows the origin power of heaven and earth.

Only with Earth Veins as a foundation can Spirit Veins be continuously derived; the stronger the power of the Earth Veins, the more and stronger the Spirit Veins derived.

This Spirit Ranking Battle is quite strange, actually being linked to Earth Veins.

Just as Mu Lingxi was lost in thought, Wang Jianqiang's voice continued, "The inner world of the Earth Vein Stele opens once every hundred years."

"Only those with cultivation below the Spirit Transformation Stage can enter."

"The various geniuses enter the inner world of the Earth Vein Stele to contend; those who rank in the top thirty can be listed on the Earth Vein Stele, receiving the blessing of heaven and earth. Not only will they themselves benefit from this, but even their sects will receive huge benefits along with them."

"It would not be an exaggeration to say that when one person attains the Dao, their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven."

"Senior Brother wants to participate in the Spirit Ranking Battle and receive the blessing of the Earth Vein Stele?" Mu Lingxi's expression shifted.

Wang Jianqiang shook his head, "We have Perfect Pills to assist our cultivation; the so-called Spirit Ranking blessing is dispensable for us."

"Then why did Senior Brother suddenly think to mention this Spirit Ranking Battle?" Mu Lingxi's expression was full of confusion.

Hearing this, Wang Jianqiang's expression became even more grave, "This Spirit Ranking Battle is somewhat special. It is rumored that if one can obtain first place, one can also obtain another layer of opportunity."

Mu Lingxi was startled, "What opportunity?"

Wang Jianqiang shook his head, "I don't know the specifics of the opportunity yet, but what is certain is that this so-called opportunity is related to the Immortal Abandoned Land."

Hearing the four words "Immortal Abandoned Land," Mu Lingxi immediately understood why Senior Brother attached such importance to the Spirit Ranking Battle, and her expression became solemn as well.

Out-of-Boundary Cultivators have always eyed the Immortal Abandoned Land covetously, but they have never been able to get their wish.

Now it seems that a new conspiracy targeting the Immortal Abandoned Land is about to emerge.

"Senior Brother, do you mean... to participate in this Spirit Ranking Battle?"

After Mu Lingxi came back to her senses, she looked at Wang Jianqiang.

Wang Jianqiang smiled and nodded, "Of course I must participate. The overall strength of the Outside the Realm is far beyond what the Immortal Abandoned Land can compare to. The only reason they haven't broken through that gap in the Outer Realm Battlefield to truly invade the Immortal Abandoned Land is that the factions Outside the Realm each have their own agendas and are wary of and guarding against one another."

"The local factions of Youzhou rely on being closest to the Outer Realm Battlefield, banding together to prevent the factions of the other seven continents from participating."

"And since the local factions of Youzhou do not want to suffer too great a loss from attacking the Outer Realm Battlefield, they have never gone all out, which is why it has been delayed until now."

"If the Outside the Realm can always remain a loose sand, the Immortal Abandoned Land still has a chance, but if the factions Outside the Realm can integrate, the Immortal Abandoned Land will definitely be unable to resist."

"No matter what schemes the Outside the Realm has made against the Immortal Abandoned Land this time, since we have the opportunity to infiltrate their interior, we naturally cannot give up this chance."

"Only by knowing oneself and the enemy can there be hope of turning the tide."